Hey Seniors, if you’re not happy with your college list, it’s not too late! Schools with Feb 1 deadlines or later.
So, I just sorted on Common App to look at all the schools with deadlines on Feb 1 or later. There are some truly incredible schools there, y’all.
The actual common app list is much longer than this. I’ve only included schools that I’ve personally visited and liked or met their admissions team, or I know someone who has visited and liked it, or I know someone who’s attended and been happy. If you have schools for me to add, please send them my way. This is just mostly from the Common App, so there are schools that aren’t on Common App that I haven’t listed. I’ve included a few non-Common App schools that I just happen to know have later deadlines. Also, please note, I’ve written descriptions for a few, but I don’t value the other schools any less — I just don’t know them quite as well.
* The asterisk means there are no App Fees!
February 1:
Auburn
Butler*
Canisius*
Creighton U *: this is the school where one of my personal heroes attended, Ernie Chambers. If you don’t know who he is, look him up
Gonzaga
Hobart and William Smith *
Ithaca College *
Marquette *: beautiful, mid-sized, city school in Wisconsin
Miami Ohio
Morehouse: HBCU, beautiful liberal arts college in Atlanta for men
Muhlenberg
Ohio State
Quinnipiac
Sewanee *: liberal arts college, intellectual vibe, real life-changers, gorgeous mountain top campus
Southwestern *: liberal arts college in a cool little town right outside Austin, Texas, amazing admissions team
Spelman: HBCU, beautiful liberal arts college in Atlanta for women
TCU *: beautiful, mid-sized city campus in Fort Worth, Texas, amazing admissions office
Temple U
U Michigan
U Rhode Island
U Wisconsin Madison
Whittier
February 15:
Allegheny
College of Charleston: one of the prettiest campuses I’ve visited, mid-sized, downtown Charleston SC
College of Wooster *: beautiful campus, outside Columbus, Ohio, known for mentored research for undergraduate students
Earlham *
Howard U
U Kentucky
Hampshire College*
March 1
Hendrix
John Cabot U Rome: in my favorite area of Rome, Trastavere
Seton Hall U: known for good business programs, not too far from NYC, beautiful campus
March 15
Agnes Scott College: one of my favorite women’s colleges, stunning campus, lovely laid back, intellectual vibe, in a close-in suburb of Atlanta
Juniata*
April 15
Loyola New Orleans: this school blew me away when I visited last spring, beautiful, next door to Tulane, right on a park, in one of my favorite areas of New Orleans
May 1
Clemson
Emory and Henry *
Michigan State U
St. Edward’s U: Austin, Texas, gorgeous campus on a hill, lovely Austin vibe
UT Dallas: cool modern campus, great business programs
U Iowa: amazing campus, cool town, lots of awesome programs, if you don’t have a sure-bet school, I recommend checking this one out
U Nebraska Lincoln: tons of school spirit, large research university
U Tampa
June 1
De Paul: urban campus in Chicago, if you like the feel of NYU or BU, check out DePaul
U Houston: cool pretty campus, lots of green space and student involvement, great architecture, engineering, creative writing, and entrepreneurship programs
U Missouri
U St. Andrews: if you’re on the hunt for the traditional highly selective kind of campus feel, check out St. Andrews in Scotland
June 15
Franklin U, Switzerland: liberal arts college, interesting engaged students, in Switzerland (nuff said)
SCAD: Savannah College of Art and Design
July Deadlines and Rolling
American U Paris
American U Rome
Arizona State: gorgeous campus, lots of outdoor activities, ASU is doing their part to educate the citizens of the US and the world, check them out
Belmont
Columbia College Chicago
Evergreen State
Fort Lewis College: public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado, beautiful modern campus, super cool little town (priority app due March 1)
Hawaii Pacific
Iowa State: I love this campus in Ames Iowa
Loyola Chicago
Manhattan College
Oglethorpe
Ole Miss (U Mississippi)
Oregon State
Penn State
Prescott
St. Louis University
St. John’s College (MD and NM): if you’re looking for colleges that are intellectually stimulating, then look no further
St. John’s U: Long Island, good business programs, super diverse student body, opportunities in NYC
Texas Tech
U Arkansas
U Kansas
U Maine
U Montana
U Pittsburgh: downtown Pittsburgh, cool campus, lots of opportunities
U Tulsa
U Wyoming
Western Colorado U: in Gunnison Colorado, small liberal arts college, amazing skiing just a half-hour away in Crested Butte, engineering degrees from CU Boulder
South Dakota Mines
So clearly, it’s not too late — even if you’re just now getting started! If you don’t see any colleges here that are calling your name, and you’d like to add to your list, be sure to look on Common App and sort by deadlines. There are hundreds more!
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